griefing
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Griefing
The Macquarie Dictionary (Sixth Edition, 2013) defines griefing as: noun the sabotage of online computer games, virtual sites, etc., by players intent on causing havoc rather than abiding by the rules of the game. –griefer, noun OHPI considers griefing a form of online hate speech. Below is a list of our publications documenting, reporting and highlighting…
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The problem of cyberbullying trolls
We recently received a question asking for OHPI’s comment on the prevalence of bullying, hate, abuse and other conduct which seems to be given a pass online but which would meet strong condemnation in any off line context. Our first comment is to note that there is less acceptance of this online conduct now than…